Protecting box or casing.



H. W. CLARK.`

PROTECTINGJBOX 0R GASING. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1909.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.'

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'Toall whom it may concer/n:

-. Beit .known that I, HORACE Qspecitication.` Y l My invention is an'improvement 1n boxes.

me STA HORACE w. CLARK, or Mailroom, ILLINOIS.

PRGTECTING BOX OR CASINGf W. DCDLARK,

a citizen-of the UnitedStates, residing at iMattoomin the count of Colesand State of l'lllinois, have invente ful Improvements in-Protecting'`Boxes or certain new and use- Gasings, of which the following is a trueorcasings forvhousing water-meters, stopfcovcks, `valves and other waterappliances and gas 'distributers and` appliances; also- `telephone andother electric conductors and. appliances4` and Aprotecting them fromim- ;.prorper access or injury by 'contactwith other 'objects'and fromvcrossing either'A below the Asurface of the ground or in open or exposedplaces. l. Thewinvention relates particularly to an improvement `in thelid `applied to the neck y of the box cover or top proper and the meansfor fastening the same and reference 1s here ,p improvement uponthe'device described in the said Letters Patent.

i `,\'crtical'section oi'vmy improved meter box' made to United StatesLetters 'Patent Numi ber 794,661 issued 'to meunder date of July 1lth,1905; v'the invention herein, being an f 'M y construction is hereindescribed, reference being had to the accompanying drawthe. drawings,Figure 1 represents a .set below-*the ground and inclosing a water,

quieter of .anyV type. Fi g. 2 is an enlarged view of the lid of my boxas shown in section at Fig. 1. Fig. k3 is a detailed section ltaken onthe line of Fig'. 2. Fig. 4 is a View' of the lid of my box and-:Fig 5is the key lmy meter box constructed oi' metal,

used by me for the operation of the device.

More particularly described, A represents rick or jpther desirablematerial, tted with 'a bottomB of any desirable type or materialand witha cover or top C, which top C is' designed to fit upon a body or box Aand hasI an upwardly projecting neck c upon which my lid D is in indedto be secured. It is designed that the box A together with the bottom 'Band all of the cover C except the upper part of the neck o shall liebeneath the surface of the pavement P.

X' represents a water meter or other mechanical device for registeringor measuring which it is desired-to inclose within my box` The neck o ofthe cover is fitted at one Specification of Letters'latent. PatentedApr; 18, 1911,

Application filed .Tune 25, 1909. Serial No. 504,388. l

ally beveled on its under surface as shown at Eig-3. Opposed to the lugc and also von the inner surface of the cover neck o is fitted a lug c2provided on its under surface with a bevel running `upwardly from thewall of the neck to the outer edge of the lug as shown at Fig. 2. Thelid D is provided on beveled in conformity with the position' and shapeof the lug 'c2 and is designed to engage therewith.V 'Opposed to the lugcl, and upon the under outer edge of the lid D, l provide a bevel d',which enables the lid D to be .placedobliquely against the lug 02. Adja-V cent to the lug c the lid is counter-sunk and perforated to receive alocking bolt E fitted with a squared or many sided head e and at y itslower end with a righteangled flange or prong e', which prong isdesigned to engage with the under beveled face of the lug c in lockingengagement. In order. to provide for the insertion of the bolt E intothe perforation of the lid D,"the said perforation to allow for thepassagey of the right-angled prong e', must be'larger in diameter thanthe diameter of the bolt body. In order to prevent the loose engagementof the bolt'with -the lid, 'l provide immediately below the head e ofthe bolt a collar e2 which fills the perforation in the lid and fonthepurpose to be explained. I form @gis collar as an .eccen tric in itsrelation to thl bolt. This eccentric e2 is formed to lie opp )site uponthe bolt) the prong e. On the vuinoler side "of 'theQlid and opposed tothe 'lug:c, I lrovide a lugjd laterallyv beveled on'its un er face inike manner. as lug c and is designed to engage the bolt E when in anunlocked position.

Fig. 4 shows my lid l) fitted with a recess` F in its edge near the boltE intended to box cover, the lid is applied obliquely to the sideopposite the locking bolt. The 'lugs 0? and al are made-toA engage with`each other" and the bevel d allows the lid- D to be ap# d and thebeveled face of the lugr c," drawing' thelid down tightly at the lockingpoint,

i .when the prong e' is forced across the bevel. lside on its innersurfacewith-a lug c lateri ln order to remove the lida the bolt is unfits-under surface with a lug d placed and receive one of the leveren'dsgg' ofthe key G." In operation, to place the lid'upon' vthe.

locked Aby the use of the key C, the prong e forced into tightengagement with the bev- I L eled face of the lug da, and the lever g isthen thrust into the recess F and by leverage,

the lid is loosened so the operator can easily4 remove the lid, l

It will be understood that I intend my invention to be -used not onlyfor water meter boxes, but as a cover for any underground receptaclewhere the same may be practically use What I claim as my invention is yl. A cover for a protecting casing, having .a lug fitted to the innerAface of the protecting casing, a lid, a locking bolt fitted within asuitable; perforation in the lid ofthe same, saidjbolt adapted to engagein locking i contact with the lug, and vfitted on its body with'anveccentric adapted to lie Within the perforation of' the said lid.

2. A protecting' casing, comprising a casing body, and a lid,.a lughtted to the inner faceofthe said casing body, a locking bolt .fittedwithin'a suitable perforation of the "said lid, said bolt adapted toengage in lock ing contact with the said lug', and fitted on its bodywith an eccentric adapted to lie Within the perforation of the said lid.

3. The combination in a protecting casing of a casing body, a coverprovided `v'vitlra neck, alug fitted to the inner faceof said neck, alid, a locking bolt fitted within a suitable perforation'in said lid,adapted to engage in locking contact with the said lug 'I vsaid' lid.

and fitted on its body with an eccentric adapted to ne within theperforation of the 4, The combination in a protecting casn i ration insaid lid.

' ofI a casingbody, a 1ieck,-a.lid, lugs fitte y 40 to theA under sideof the said lid and to the inner face of the said neck: a lug fit-ted tothe opposite inner face of the cover neck and a locking bolt adapted toengage said last named lug, which bolt is fitted with an eccent-riccollar lying within a 'suitable perfo- 5. The combination in aprotecting casing ot :teasing body and a cover neck with a lid, a lugfitted onr the inner surface of the. Acover neclrupwardl'y beveled onits under side, a lug' fitted on the inner face ofthe cover neckopposite to the upwardly beveled lug and beveled laterally lon itsunderside,

said lid fitted on itsinner face with a lug beveled to correspond 4withthe said upwardly beveled lug and locking bolt fitted wit-hin a suitableperforationnin said lid, a

right angled rong the lower end of the said locking blt adapted toengage said beveled face of the said laterally beveled lugan eccentricfitted upon the body of said bolt to lie within the perforation 'in saidlid, whereby in the operation of turnv 'ing the bolt into llockingengagement, the

said lid is forced downward at the locking point and laterally 'anddownward at the' point .of engagement of the said upwardly sponding lugof the lid.

6. 4The combination in a protecting casing of a casing body, -having acover neck, adaptedto receive a lid, with a lugvtted upon the inner faceof the coverneck upwardly beveled on its'under side, a correspondingbevel upon the under and out/er.

beveled llug of the cover neck and its'cor'reedge of the cover, a lugwithl al laterallyV beveled under surface-on the inner 'face of saidcoverl neck opposite to the said vupwardly beveled lug; la lug fitted tothe under "i face of the lid beveled to correspond with the saidupwardly beveled lug and adapted to engage therewith, alockingboltprovided p at its lower end with a right-an led pron or ange adaptedto engage' wit the sai laterally beveled lug, fitted within a suitableperforation in the lid and provided with an eccentric collar' uponY thebod of said bolt,

adapted to engage with sai lid, a recess i

